Course curriculum

    1. Role of the Board of Directors - Intro slide

    2. Introduction to Module

    3. Why this module matters to you

    4. Getting started slide

    1. What is a Board - Intro slide

    2. Introduction to this Chapter

    3. What is a Board?

    4. Wear the Right Hat for the task in hand

    5. Your role as a Director

    6. Maintains a focus on purpose

    7. Read your Objects clause

    8. A long-term view is essential

    9. End of Chapter One

    1. The Legal Framework - Intro slide

    2. Introduction to this Chapter

    3. What is the role of a Board?

    4. Almost entirely unregulated

    5. Very different to Annual General Meetings

    6. Start with your Articles

    7. Model A Articles?

    8. Specific tips for Charity Trustees

    9. Charity Trustees and the Governance Code

    10. End of Chapter Two

    1. Board Structures in the UK - Intro slide

    2. Introduction to this Chapter

    3. Unitary or Dual?

    4. Whereas Charities are generally Dual

    5. Committees

    6. Structure dependent on complexity

    7. Consider how your Board operates

    8. Private Companies generally differ

    9. End of Chapter Three

    1. Typical Board - Intro slide

    2. Introduction to this Chapter

    3. Minimum of one natural person

    4. But change is in the air

    5. Can people who are not a Director attend a board meeting?

    6. The title "Director"

    7. And in Charities

    8. The role of the Company Secretary

    9. End of Chapter Four

    1. Powers of the Board - Intro slide

    2. Introduction to this Chapter

    3. What can a Board do?

    4. Delegated Powers

    5. Skills matter too

    6. Can Directors breach authority?

    7. In good faith?

    8. End of Chapter Five

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